Lincoln Dance - This Friday, February 28

Come join your friends - Tom Garrett DJ will be providing music!
This Friday, February 28th:
K - 5th Grade - 6:00 to 7:00 PM - Parent must attend with child
Uppers - 7:30 to 9:30 PM - Permission slips required

RESULTS OF PPT SPECIAL PROJECTS CONSENSUS MEETING - PUTTING OUR LINCOLN FAMILY AUCTION $$$ TO WORK!

The special projects consensus meeting was held on Tuesday, February 19.  Participants spent several hours discussing the various project proposals, working through a three hour long process to ultimately create the funding budget.  Participants commented over and over that they wished they could fund all of the proposals. PPT leadership also walked away with some fresh inspiration for making sure Lincoln K – 8 Choice School maintains its status as the "Greatest School in the Universe"!

NEXT PPT MEETING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 7-8 PM, LINCOLN MEDIA CENTER

Please join us for the February PPT meeting next Monday, February 24 from 7-8 pm in the Lincoln Media Center. The PPT is a great way to learn more about Lincoln and how you can get involved.  All parents, staff and guardians are encouraged to attend!

STEM on the Move at Lincoln!

Agriculture in the Classroom Grant - Lincoln was granted $300.00 for our gardening project by the Ag Literacy Grant Program to fund plantings in our greenhouse, the construction of an irrigation system by uppers students and the creation of a 15 bale straw bale garden next to our raised bed gardens. Learn more go to http://strawbalegardens.com/

Project Lead the Way Elementary Pilot (Phase 2) is under way. The following grade levels will be piloting new STEM modules for Project Lead the Way in February:

• Grade one – Light and sound module 
• Grade three – Science of Flight module 
• Grade five – Robotics and Automation module 

Science Fair - We broke another record at Lincoln with a record setting 110 Uppers’ participating in the Regional Science Fair! We are very proud of the incredible efforts of our students and want to thank our parents in supporting this important educational opportunity. Our Lincoln students will again take the Regional Science Fair by storm with the outstanding projects and huge number of students!
Special thanks to the Uppers’ staff that have been so instrumental in teaching the scientific process, working with the many projects, helping with the editing process, supporting with math concepts, obtaining materials, fish, resources, etc.. It is truly amazing to watch the process and I can proudly say our staff go way out of their way to help students excel!

UPDATED APPLICATIONS: Special Projects Applications for Review – Consensus Meeting February 18

The applications are in and are now available for review.  You helped raise the money - now it’s time to decide how $10,436 gets spent!  Please plan to attend the consensus meeting on Tuesday, February 18^th, at 6:00 pm in the Lincoln Media Center.   No experience necessary!  Please read the proposals before attending the meeting.   A facilitator will guide us through the process of creating a proposal to fund some fantastic items/experiences that will benefit the Lincoln community. 

Update on All-Pro Dads - RSVPs Being Taken for Next Event February 19

We had almost 80 Dads and kids in attendance at the first All-Pro Dads event. The theme for January's meeting was finding your kid's passions and supporting them. We had outstanding feedback from kids and Dads and already have forty signed up for for our next event on February 19.

An email received after the event made my day!
"I would like to say thank you for allowing Dads the opportunity to attend an event like All Pro Dads this morning at your great school. There are so many things that make Lincoln the best school in the universe, however opportunities like today's are icing on the cake. I love nothing more than being a Dad, and events like today's allow my Daughter and I to bond in ways that differ from the "normal". Keep doing what you are doing. I am proud to tell people that my Daughter attends Lincoln, along with my son next year, and you should be proud to hear the envious reaction I receive from other parents when I tell them that! Thanks again!"

Please RSVP for your spot on February 19 by letting Amy or Jim know you are coming.
328-3550 amkrahn@rochester.k12.mn.us or jasonju@rochester.k12.mn.us

A big thank you to Perkins for providing delicious muffins and juice. Carribou also provided wonderful coffee that warmed up the Dads on a cold winter morning. Please consider supporting these folks as they continue to support us at Lincoln.

Thank you for making Lincoln a truly special place for all our students and supporting them in many ways. Jim Sonju

Show Your Staff Appreciation - Donate to Conference Meal on February 11

It's conference time and we want to show our staff how much we appreciate the extra time and effort they put in! PPT will be having Hy-Vee cater a conference meal on Feb. 6 and we are looking for staff appreciation donations from our awesome volunteers for February 11. 

We are planning a pasta dinner and are suggesting the following items for donation:

• Salad Bread and butter (please have sliced and ready to serve) 
• Spaghetti with marinara sauce (please bring in crock pot) 
• Meatballs to add to marinara crock pot 
• Fettuccine with Alfredo sauce (please bring in crock pot) 
• Chicken breast strips to add to Alfredo crock pot 
• Other Italian dish (please bring in some type of warming dish so that it can be set out for staff to come in at their convenience) 
• Dessert (please have cut and ready to serve) 
• Water (24 count) (please chill or put in staff frig ahead of time)
•  Soda (diet, regular and Sprite/7-up) (please chill or put in staff frig ahead of time) 
• Plates, forks, knives, cups, napkins 

Please bring all donations to the staff lounge by 3:15pm on Tuesday, February 11. Items can be dropped off ahead of time in the staff lounge, please label "For conference meals".

Please e-mail dani.nikolai@gmail.com or call Dani at 254-3594 if you are able to donate one of these items. Thank you!!
PPT Staff Appreciation